Research-intensive search
Place research direction, appointments, education, publications, and funding where a reviewer can find them quickly.
Career evidence desk
Build a CV a committee can navigate in 30 seconds.
A source-checked guide and four-page worksheet for arranging scholarly evidence, labeling publication status, and tailoring section order without inventing a universal template.
Manusights · Evidence checked September 15, 2026 · Four-page working record · CC BY 4.0
Sources and scope · Guide reviewed September 15, 2026
- Coverage
- Academic scientific CV evidence, publication status, section architecture, and the boundary between a general CV and the current NIH Biosketch Common Form
- Source basis
- Three university career sources and two current NIH primary sources; no invented page limits, committee preferences, or publication thresholds
Prepared by the Manusights editorial team. Publisher and institutional instructions take precedence.
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Print it, complete it with collaborators, or adapt the original framework with attribution. The PDF is generated from the same reviewed evidence record as this page.
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- 2026.09.15-cv-1
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- Evidence reviewed
- September 15, 2026
Start with the reader's decision
Select the evidence order, not a universal template
A research-intensive faculty search, a teaching-centered role, and a fellowship review do not evaluate the same evidence in the same sequence. Keep the underlying record complete, then create a version whose early sections answer the stated criteria. University guidance likewise recommends tailoring and discipline-specific review. Source B and Source C.
Teaching-centered search
Bring teaching roles, course responsibility, mentoring, and evidence of teaching practice forward when the position asks for them.
Fellowship or grant
Follow the application instructions. A general CV is not interchangeable with a required sponsor form or NIH Common Form.
Original Manusights framework
Build an evidence architecture
For every section, record the decision it supports and the proof a reviewer can verify. This is an editing model, not a hiring score.
Identity and direction
Can the reader identify your field, current role, and next research direction without decoding a biography?
Proof to assemble: Name, contact route, current appointment, education, and concise research positioning where appropriate.
Scholarship
Can the reader distinguish published work from work at every other status?
Proof to assemble: Separate categories, complete citations, consistent author order, DOI links, and exact status labels.
Funding and recognition
Does each item state your role rather than imply ownership of the full award?
Proof to assemble: Sponsor, mechanism, dates, amount only when useful, and role such as PI, co-investigator, trainee, or contributor.
Teaching and mentoring
Can a reviewer see responsibility, audience, and scope?
Proof to assemble: Course or activity, institution, role, dates, and bounded scale rather than unsupported impact claims.
Service and leadership
Is activity grouped by the contribution a committee is evaluating?
Proof to assemble: Editorial, peer-review, committee, society, outreach, and lab leadership with dates and role.
Publication integrity
Make status impossible to misread
Published
Use the final citation and DOI or stable publisher URL.
Accepted or in press
Use only after written acceptance. Name the journal and label the status.
Preprint
Place in a separate section and include the server, DOI, and version when available.
Under review
Use a separate, clearly labeled section only if the field and application context support it.
In preparation
Usually omit. If specifically useful, keep separate and do not imply submission or acceptance.
Use the exact author order and stable citation information. University guidance supports complete publication records, but field practice differs on items under review or in preparation. Get a discipline-aware review before sending. Source A.
Important boundary
A scientific CV is not an NIH biosketch
For NIH due dates on or after January 25, 2026, the Biosketch Common Form is prepared through SciENcv and connected to ORCID. Do not reshape a CV from memory and treat it as the required form. Start from the live NIH process. Source D and Source E.
Evidence record
Sources, method, and limits
We used university guidance to identify recurring evidence families, then treated section order as a context decision rather than a fixed rule. NIH sources are included only to distinguish the current Biosketch Common Form from a general academic CV.
GSAS CV and Cover Letter Guide
Harvard University Mignone Center for Career Success. Locator: CV purpose and major academic evidence categories.
Supports: The CV as a record of academic accomplishments and the common evidence families used in academic applications.
Open official sourceCVs for Faculty Job Applications
University of Pennsylvania Career Services. Locator: Typical sections, tailoring, and review.
Supports: Field-sensitive section selection and the need to tailor and review a faculty CV.
Open official sourceCurriculum Vitae
UC Davis Career Center. Locator: Academic CV content and publication presentation.
Supports: Including complete publication information and using discipline-specific examples rather than a universal layout.
Open official sourceBiographical Sketch Common Form
NIH Office of Extramural Research. Locator: Current NIH submission process.
Supports: The current NIH Biosketch Common Form process and SciENcv requirement, which are distinct from a general academic CV.
Open official sourceWhat Should I Know About the New Biographical Sketch Common Form?
NIH Office of Extramural Research. Locator: Effective date and SciENcv workflow.
Supports: Use of the Common Form for due dates on or after January 25, 2026 and the role of SciENcv and ORCID.
Open official sourceLimit: This is not a universal CV template, hiring rubric, NIH submission form, or promise that a document will pass screening. Field, country, institution, role, and application instructions can change the appropriate content and order.
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